Help me pick in my AL-only draft

[kawaise]

Standard 4x4 AL-only ($260 auction) switching to 5x5 (replacing Saves with Saves+Holds) next year; four player farm team. When activated the farm team player's salary is $5.

At our All-Star meeting we have the option of picking one player chosen in the June MLB draft. I have the 6th pick this year and have narrowed my interests to these players:

Carlos Rondon (ChW)

Casey Gillaspie (TB)
Alex Jackson (Sea)

Bradley Zimmer (Cle)
Nick Gordon (Min)

Matt Chapman (Oak).

What are your thoughts? Should I consider Jeff Hoffman (Tor)? I've thought about putting him #5 on my list.

[joncarlos]

I'm not a big Gillaspie guy. I like Jackson but the park and org are a little scary. I agree that Rodon is #1, I probably still take Jackson 2, then Gordon 3. I probably would take Hoffman over Chapman or Gillaspie. So it's a question of Zimmer vs. Hoffman and I'd probably pick Hoffman's extreme upside.

What happened to Brady Aiken? I know he might be hurt but he's certainly still worth considering in the top 5.

[kawaise]

What happened to Brady Aiken? I know he might be hurt but he's certainly still worth considering in the top 5.

I know that Aiken will be taken by one of two teams before me; the rest, really, is typically a crap-shoot (though I fully expect Rondon and Jackson will be gone).

[Moonlight J]

Nick Gordon

[kawaise]

Nick Gordon

Got him!

The five picks before me went in this order:

C. Rodon (ChW)
C. Vallot (KC)
A. Jackson (Sea)
B. Aiken (Hou)
pass (no pick)

I debated between Gordon and Gillaspie before settling on Gordon.

M. Pentecost (Tor) was the next player taken.